To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many farmers committed suicide in Wales in 1995; and what percentage change this represents on each of the last three years. [37153]

There were seven cases registered in 1995 with the Office for National Statistics, representing a reduction of 42 per cent. on 1994, a reduction of 50 per cent. on 1993 and an increase of 17 per cent. on 1992.